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Back to full strength for a brutal away test

Barcelona will look to build on their Copa del Rey win when they hit the road to square up against Real Betis in the league.

The draw is on Friday

A close to full strength Barcelona side made hard work of Thursday night's Copa del Rey win over third tier side Unionistas de Salamanca, coming from a goal behind.

Atletico Madrid got the better of Real Madrid this time, beating its crosstown rival 4-2 in extra time Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme scored after a 2-2 draw in regulation to send Atletico to the last eight less than a week after it

Low on confidence and with damaged morale, Barcelona beat third-tier opposition to reach the quarter-finals

A much-needed win

Great goals to light up the game

Atletico Madrid got the better of Real Madrid this time, beating its crosstown rival 4-2 in extra time Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme scored after a 2-2 draw in regulation to send Atletico to the last eight less than a week after it lost to Madrid in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.

Sports Desk, Jan 19 (EFE).- Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme scored in extra time as Atletico de Madrid beat Real Madrid 4-2 in the Copa del Rey round of 16 to move to the quarterfinals on Thursday. Barcelona came from a goal down to beat Unionistas 1-3, joining the Madrid side in the last eight. …